1993 Honda Civic Contest Update to all Participants *** PLEASE READ ***

Due to the New Rules Set Forward Today By Entrecard.com the payment to all winners will be paid out in full but will take longer.

Entrecard has limited a maximum transfer of 1000 credits per week so the payment process will take longer.

(Credit transfer limits: Members are allowed to make a maximum of 14 credit transfers a week, up to a maximum of 1,000 credits, whichever comes first. This means you can still run contests where you give credits away for free, and under 1k per week.)

Here is the payout schedule

1st Prize winner 5000 Credits Total Prize

1000 Credits Paid Week 1
1000 Credits Paid Week 4
1000 Credits Paid Week 6
1000 Credits Paid Week 7
1000 Credits Paid Week 8

2nd Prize Winner 2000 Credits Total Prize

1000 Credits Paid Week 2
1000 Credits Paid Week 5

3rd Prize Winner 500 Credits Total Prize

500 Credits Paid Week 3

The reason for this payment schedule is so everyone receives some sort of payment in 3 weeks, and there after the remaining payout is distributed between 1st prize and 2nd prize winners. Now since I have to sift through all the winner comments, diggs and other ways they submitted tickets the winners will be named by the weekend of October 5 or sooner depending how fast I can tally up the tickets and pick out the 3 winners.

Good Luck to everyone that has participated in this contest.

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Don’t you hate it when your outside window molding is all cracked and ugly. When you bought your Honda Civic Back in 1993 the molding was all black and nice, but over the years the sun and weather have deteriorated the plastic cover and now it’s just a nuisance to looks at. Well there is an easy solution for this and only takes about 20-30 minutes to swap out a new one or a better condition one from a wrecker.

I was looking at Honda Tuning and found this great writeup on how to do this fix. Click Here for the link.

And just in case you want the part numbers of those molding pieces I put them below so you can order them right from Honda brand new.

1992-1995 Civic Hatchback and Coupe Part Numbers:

Right Side
window molding: 72410-SR3-003
door sash garnish: 72430-SR3-003

Left Side
window molding: 72450-SR3-003
door sash garnish: 72470-SR3-003

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I was taking care of my brothers dog and house last week so I was very short for time as you can see the lack of posts but now it’s time to get back into the rhythm and start posting again.

Today I am gonna talk about bumpy roads and that I hate them. There is no question about it that when you have low profile tires and coil overs you feel the bumpy roads a lot more then the average person with a stock suspension and tires.  The road to my brothers house use to be so bumpy I didn’t want to drive there but now they repaved it and it’s not too bad. Butas you maybe agree a bumpy road is just terrible to your neck and back if you have a lowered car and low profile tires.

Now don’t get me wrong I do like the performance and handling that has improved with low profile tires and coil overs in my Honda Civic, but sometimes I feel like my teeth are gonna fall out.

There are two sides to everything as in the Good and the Bad. Either you go with bubble tires with a 70 or 80 profile/height and really crappy handling cause all your tires’ sidewalls bend like butter on every corner, or you get 50 and lower profile tires that handle well but are less forgiving on rough roads.

The 2nd part of this is the suspension. Now in most cars the stock suspension if it’s not too old and worn out works great for regular driving but once you get into the performance and car modding scene you will want to either use lowering springs or coil overs.

Lowering springs will give you a preset ride height but be a little bit more forgiving on bumpy roads where as coil overs are totally adjustable on ride height but less forgiving on bumpy roads

There has to be a balance of good performance and handling to a comfortable ride otherwise whats the point. Now as far as coil overs are concerned  the better quality you get, the better and longer your suspension will last and also give you a bit more comfort. By getting brand name and quality coil overs you might pay a bit more but you will get adjustable shocks and better ride and feel, and the shocks can be adjusted by anyone just by popping the hood and twisting a knob.

Now with all this said if you feel you want to lower your Honda Civic and put a nice set of low profile wheels and tires, be warned your car will perform better but you will also feel the road a lot more.I’ve had the same coil overs for over a year now and they seem to work good for now, but I do want to upgrade them in the near future and really get the suspension dialed in.

Bumpy roads will always be there so just set your Honda Civic up so you get the best performance and a comfortable ride and do like me, study the road and watch for pot holes.

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Here is a good question, how much have you spent on your Honda Civic turbo build? $1000, $3000, $6000, $10000 or more. People that don’t customize or work on cars might tell you that your crazy for putting so much money into the car, but really is it? 

My turbo build is sadly still in the planning stage as my other hobbies and interests have drained my cash flow. I am not mad or pissed off at this situation but I need to start focusing my intentions to get this going soon. I don’t smoke or drink so I don’t uselessly spend my money on things like that but I have other interests such as aquariums, RC trucks, and video games and these do have there costs too. Money comes and goes, it all depends where you want to put your hard earned cash to get the most enjoyment out of it. I have estimated that my build will be around 3-5 grand over the next year and a half, so working at my 2nd  job will come in handy. Now for most people this is a big chunk of change but really if you put your mind to it anything is possible.

Here is a link to a post on D-Series.org on what people have spent on their build.

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This is a 1993 Honda Civic How To bumper swap or removal for turbo installation.

Tools Needed: Philips Head screw Driver, 10mm Socket Wrench with Extension.

Step 1 Take a 10mm socket wrench and unscrew the 1 screw that is on the left and ridge side of the bumper just in front of the front wheels once you fold back the inner fender Depending if someone has changed the bumper already you might run into Phillips head screws instead of 10mm.

Step 2 Use the 10mm socket wrench and unscrew the two 10mm bolts that are underneath the bumper. Please use the included image for reference.

Step 3 Use a Philips head screw driver and unscrew the 5 Philips head screws that are located on top just in front of the hood latch, once you pop the hood. Once the all the screws are removed you should be able to just pull the bumper right off and replace it if needed. For reinstallation just follow the steps in reverse order.

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I was checking over my beater Honda Civic today and noticed that the radio was not working. After taking a closer look I found out that the wiring was all messed up. I pulled the deck out of the dash and fixed the wiring by soldering all the connections instead of using crimp connectors. I find it that soldering two wires together gives you a better connection where as a crimp connector will sometimes give you an intermit and poor connection. I also noticed that the previous radio installer wired up the speakers wrong, the left and right speakers were swapped so the right speaker was playing on the left channel and the left speaker was playing on the right channel. I rewired the whole radio and now it works perfectly.

When making any electrical connections always solder the wires together and use the proper gauge wire for the application. When adding any positive connections straight to the battery always make sure you use a proper size fuse and fuse holder. Always wire in the fuse holder as close to the positive lead of your battery as possible so you don’t have a fire hazard.  If you need to check continuity or that you are getting the proper voltage from your battery use a multimeter. And last but not forgotten, double check your wiring before turning on your electical device so all your efforts are not wasted.

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I’ve been working crazy hours this week so I haven’t had time to write up a complete Bumper Swap How-to article, but I thought I would at least get up some pictures. As you can see the newer bumper from a 95 Civic has the fog light area painted the same color as the bumper where mine is just black. From what I’ve seen this was only done on the 94 and 95 models but I am not 100% sure. In all the bumpers were really easy to swap, with 2 screws by the wheels, 5 under the hood and 2 under neath the bumper. As soon as I get a chance I will post a complete How-To on the bumper swap but here are my pictures for now. 

These are images of my 93 Civic with the old bumper on the left and the new bumper on the right. It might not be visible but my old bumper had dings in it from rocks but the new bumper has a fresh set of paint on it so my car looks better now.

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The bumper and fender swap between the two Civic’s was a success, it was quite easy and only a few tools were needed. I pulled the bumpers and fenders off by myself but got some help from a friend to put them all back on. The reason for this swap was that my bumper and fender in my 93 Civic was all dented from rocks but the 95 Civic had a new painted bumper and a fender with only 1 ding. I will post pictures tomorrow as I didn’t get a chance to pull them off my camera yet. I also replaced the drivers side headlight on the 95 Civic because it had  a hole in it and the inner reflective part was all rusting away. Check back tomorrow for some before and after pictures.

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